Bill would allow school governance alternatives

8:20 PM,
Mar. 14, 2014

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An Acadiana state representative is hoping to start a community-wide conversation about school system governance.

Rep. Nancy Landry, R-Lafayette, has proposed HB 980, which would allow for the creation of a Lafayette Parish School System Governance Commission to look at the current model. However, such a commission would only develop with the signatures of at least 10,000 citizens, and approval by either a majority of the Lafayette City-Parish Council, at least three parish mayors or the Lafayette City-Parish president.